Telepsychology for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A systematic review

摘要: SummaryThe effectiveness of psychological services provided remotely, telepsychology, for the management Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was evaluated. Eleven studies (n = 472 participants) were identified from electronic database searches. Study quality assessed, with characterised by small and underpowered samples. Effect sizes associated confidence intervals (CIs) calculated to determine direction magnitude treatment change. Short-term gains reported internet video-based interventions. This included significant medium large improvements (d range = 0.66–3.22) in cognitive behavioural symptoms depression, generalised anxiety posttraumatic stress. However, equivalence telepsychology face-to-face psychotherapy could not be determined, few comparative available. Both deterioration noted 1 6 months following cessation, although this based on limited follow-up data. Fu...